Clothes-line holder.



No. 876,221.' PATENTED JAN. 7, 1'908. D. C. MGMARLIN. CLOTHES LINE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAAR. 6, 1907.

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DAVID C. MolllARLlN, OF ALLEGHENY, PENNSYLVAYTA.

CLOTHES-LINE HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 7', 1908.

Application filed March 6.1907. -Serial No. 360.860.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Davie C. MGMARLIN, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Allegheny, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothes-Line Holders, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to i clothes line holders, and the invention has 'for its object to provide a-novel holder to which the end of a clothes line can be detachably connected in less time than ordinarily required to tie the end of a clothes line to a suitable support.

My invention aims to provide a simple and inexpensive holder to which a line can be temporarily connected while the same is being stretched, and secured in a taut condition. The holder is preferably constructed of strongl and durable metal and the simplicity ofconstruction permits of the holder being manufactured at a compara-tively small cost.

The detail construction entering into my invention will be hereinafter more fully described and then specifically pointed out in the appended claims, and referring to the drawingI forming part of this specification, like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, in which Figure l is a side elevation of the holder, Fig. 2 is a plan of the same, Fig. 2% is a cross sectional view of the holder taken on the line -x of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the improved device with the clothes line removed. Fig. 5 is a section of the line of Fig. 4.

My improved clothes line holder consists of a body portion l having a rear extension 2, which is provided with an opening 3 whereby the holder can be attached to a hook -L or a suitable support. The body portion of the holder is cut away, as at 5, and has its front edge provided with two upwardly extending frlusto conical pins G and with a depending arm 7 having a rounded edge S and side 'flanges 9.

The body portion l. of the holder is provided with depending pierced lugs l0 at its one side, and pivotally mounted between said lugs is a sector shaped gripping block 1l having a serrated surface 12.

W'hen it is desired to fasten the end of a clothes line 14 to the holder, the end of the line is passed between the pins (i and looped under the arm 7, the line being brought up-v wardly over the end of the line between the pins 6, whereby when the line is placed under tension it will have a tendency to bind the end of the line upon the holder, between the pins G. After the line has been stretched and placed in a taut condition, the sector shaped gripping block #i is swung upwardly to press the line upon the side of the arm 7 and firmly hold the line in its [ixed position. The gripping member 1l is also used during the operation of stretching a line, and from the novel construction of the holder, it will be seen that it is an extremely simple operation to attach a. clothes line to the holder.

The holders can be made out of light metal such as aluminium and Vfinished whereby they will not coi-rode and injure a line secured to the holders.

Such variations in the size, proportion and minor details of construction as are permissible by the appended claims, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of thel invention.

What l claim and desire to secure by Letters Patents,

A clothes line holder comprising a flat plate having an apertured extension at one end and provided with an opening, two spaced frusto-conical pins on the upper face of said plaie adjacent its forward edge, an integral arm depending from the underneath face of the plaie and disposed beneath the space between two said pins, and having a right angular y extending foot projecting rearwardly from the arm having a rounded imdejrneath face, an upwardly projecting .ilange at each end of said foot, and a toothed gripping block pivotally supported from the umlerneath face of said plate to swing towards and away from said foot, substantially as described.

.ln testimony whereof l allix my signature in the presence of iwo witnesses.

DAVID C. McM'RLlN. 

